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I didn’t have STEM background.
I didn’t know what pip install was.
Heck, I didn’t speak a word of English.
I grew up with my grandma in the rural part of Kyrgyzstan.
My first job was selling potatoes and onions on a sidewalk at a local bazar in Bishkek.
Now, I live in San
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I landed my first job in Tech
Without doing Leetcode
I chose a faster path 👇
Most people believe in order to land a job in Tech, you need to:
- Solve 100's of Leetcode problems
- Get a bootcamp certification
- Have an extensive technical experience
What if I told you, you
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This is Gus.
We last saw each other 4 years ago.
When he was wrapping up business school, stressed about not finding a job and possibly having to leave USA.
Fast forward to our walk yesterday.
Gus told me, in that year, he self-taught Python and JavaScript on top of
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I never got Master’s degree in Data Science.
I never worked at Big Tech.
I never got a 200k salary.
When all of my friends and ex partners were building their tech careers, I was ridiculed for having too many passions and not mastering any. I was told I will never succeed if I
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More than half a million people saw my last viral post.
I received overwhelming number of direct messages.
And the most common question was:
"Where do I start learning?"
It was obvious that there's a real need for a solid list of resources for people who wants to break into
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If you are learning only to code,
You will fail.
Here is what you are missing…
People spend majority of their time building Jupyter notebooks and debugging their code.
Despite their hard work, sweat and tears,
They can’t get job offers or land contracting opportunities,
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Here are TWO things that helped me:
1. My First Portfolio Project
I built my first Github repo on a computer vision project.
It took me less than a week.
It gave me confidence and competence for my interview.
2. My Network with early-stage Startup Founders
I realized early
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Here is what you can do now:
If you are currently looking for opportunities, share this post and tag your friends so everyone can:
Use this link👇 with rapidly growing startups, who are hiring right now:
* This database is from an amazing SF community,
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How to Design a Database Schema for Ride-Sharing Apps during a 30 min Interviews.
If you're prepping for a tech interview, understanding how to design database schemas, especially for dynamic apps like Uber or Lyft, is crucial.
Here's a short guide based on a Jay Feng's
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I used to be ashamed of how my ADHD brain worked.
"You never finish what you start, Meri!"
I was told so often it became part of my identity.
Back then I did not even know what ADHD was.
In my late teens, I started noticing how fast I would pick up a new skillset.
It would
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What roles can you target if you know Python?
🐍 Data Scientist
🐍 Web Developer
🐍 Quality Assurance Engineer
🐍 Network Engineer
🐍 Academic Researcher
🐍 System Administrator
🐍 Finance Analyst
🐍 Back-End Developer
🐍 Machine Learning Engineer
🐍 Bioinformatics
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Things I care about :
Healing C PTSD,
Managing ADHD,
Leveling UP
Destroying patriarchy,
Building Communities,
Learning Neuroscience
Behavioral & Cognitive Sciences
Data science applications
AGI & AI & NLP
Entrepreneurship
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If you are not documenting your work, you are wasting time.
Many people don’t understand this crucial concept…
Failures are expected.
Especially in the field of Data Science.
In my previous role, we did a lot of robotics, iot and computer vision work.
There were times,
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@RahatAhsan20
i realized i needed hard skills - python and sql. love
@Codecademy
!great place to start
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Here is how I would learn Data Analytics in 2024:
- Find a dataset you are curious about.
(I like to use my personal data, e.g., Fitbit/Whoop API for my health data)
- Clean and process the data into a SQLAlchemy schema
- Build aggregations and an exploratory data analysis
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Here is how I spent my Sunday
As a junior engineer
To feel productive and fulfilled 👇
Morning
🤖 8 am - Building a regression model with a senior Data Scientist from Europe for one of our projects.
☕️ 10 am - Morning walk and coffee
🧑🍳 12 pm - Cleaning and cooking
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@RichardDouglasG
@Codecademy
for beginning
@LeetCode
for interview preps
Currently taking
@EcZachly
's bootcamp !
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This is Aizada and Assel.
They raised 6-figures in the last 4 months for their AI Legal Startup.
Here is what it’s like to be First-Time Female Founders…
Both came from developing countries: Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
Where median salary of a Data Analyst is $400 a month.
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Nobody works as hard as an Indian/Asian student with expiring visa.
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Success finds you when you forget about it.
Focus on what actually matters:
- Cultivating curiosity and enthusiasm
- Intentional consistent effort towards your goals
- Fulfilling relationships
Everything else will follow ❤️🔥
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Learning should be messy and fun
Don’t lock yourself in a room and suffer!
Use these 3 strategies instead👇:
1. Make it competitive: 🎖️
If you want to learn fast,
Go to hackathons regularly.
You will make friends for life.
You will also fill up your Github with relevant
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I changed 7 schools and 4 countries by the time I turned 18.
This transformed my brain and mind forever.
I grew up in an entrepreneurial household.
My dad believed if I changed my environment every year, I would grow up resilient and strong.
Here is how my childhood went:
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How to build an outstanding portfolio project to land a job in Data Science/ML?
Old way:
🛑 Take a video course on Machine Learning
🛑 Build a suggested project from the course syllabus, using Jupyter Notebook
🛑 Use the provided dataset
🛑 Put it in your resume
New way:
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If boys helped girls improve their confidence in coding,
And girls helped boys with their self-care.
The world would be a balanced place.
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I care about:
Junior engineers,
Junior scientists,
Junior startup founders,
Junior content creators.
We got this, guys 💪
Let’s make progress every single day and see where it takes us!
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I have noticed that the advice I give to people is usually the advice that I needed to hear myself.
Maybe this is how I communicate with myself.
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Don’t forget to
expose yourself
to beauty and serenity
from time to time.
💛💚🧡
It’s good for you.
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Consistent learning changes your brain through neuroplasticity.
It’s an easy buzzword to throw around. But few actually know what happens when you leverage it.
This is how your brain transforms when you consistently learn something for 30 days :
It will become sharper ⚡️
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I genuinely believe
The world would be a better place
if everyone got at least 8 hours of sleep.
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Do not listen to your thoughts.
Listen to your body.
If you are feeling defeated - take a nap.
If you are feeling angry - lift weights.
If you are feeling unmotivated - change your social circle.
If you are feeling like an imposter - remember your accomplishments.
If you are
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After spending 6 days in Utah for the first time.
I am convinced
@Maverik
gas stations are the best in the country.
Self-checkout station?
Kombuchas?
Friendly staff?
I now have hope for America’s future 🥲
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Learning is more than just memorizing leetcode problems.
How do you cement your studying?
- You remember 10% of what you hear
- You remember 20% of what you see
- You remember 50% of what you do
- You remember 90% of what you teach to others
What can you teach today?
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Currently, I have a weird approach to learning how to code...
But so far it works very well.
I have two friends who are senior engineers with more than 8 years of experience in full stack development.
They both contribute to my open source project regularly.
They have never
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The more I say “NO” to others.
The more I am disliked.
You see, I am a recovering people pleaser.
“Yes” - was my default answer to almost every request.
This led to mental, emotional, and physical exhaustion from constantly going the extra mile for others
The worst part?
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I always thought Data Analyst are the most in demand positions in Data. It turns out I was wrong.
Here is an actual number of openings on LinkedIn per each Data related job as of January 2024.
Here is a list in DESC order 👇
🔎 𝐀𝐈 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 - 39,610
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I published 1 video a day for 50 days straight.
Both, on Instagram & TikTok
Here are my first results:
Reach:
Instagram - 23K
TikTok- 19K
Number of New followers:
Instagram - 87
TikTok - 103
Read this thread to see what I learned:
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Focus on building systems.
Focus on finding the right people.
Focus on sustainable action.
Or burnout is inevitable.
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Don’t know what role to pick in tech?
Here is a guide for you with a touch of humor… 👇
Before starting a job search you need to understand your options thoroughly.
The following will illustrate the functions and frustrations of each role with a touch of satire.
Enjoy 🌶
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San Francisco gives me anxiety.
Everyone is trying to board a 1.3 trillion dollar AI rocket ship.
Meanwhile, I was preoccupied with self-doubt and only now waking up to it.
Yesterday, I had a hot debate with my talented friends about the current AI frenzy and how to be part of
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Today I:
Bought the domain name .
Created a marketing funnel.
Ideated on SF and LF content.
Set up my newsletter platform.
Created a YouTube channel.
Published my first ever meditation there.
Actions precede my words.
My words are still trying to keep up tho.😂
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We are doing the job search wrong.
Your skillset and experience should speak for itself.
Instead of applying to 100s of faceless positions online, you should..
- Take the time to acknowledge and celebrate your learning journey.
- Focus on solving problems that genuinely excite
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What is a Data Pipeline and how to build one?
𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐓𝐋 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬:
𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵: Get data from sources like data lake or file storage.
𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮: Apply changes or filters to clean and organize the data.
𝘓𝘰𝘢𝘥: Save the
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Heading out to Burning Man today!
Will be out of service for 9 days.
I expect to see all of you grow massively when I am back🔥
P.S. Will try to find WiFi though from time to time.
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I don’t want to mindlessly engage on X anymore.
I want to:
- Get to know people.
- Learn from their experience.
- Create memorable conversations.
- Get to know myself.
- Find opportunities.
It’s not a numbers game.
It’s a path of personal development.
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How to start running everyday? 🏃♀️😊
We all know running is very good for your physical and cognitive health. 🍃
Anyone can get to the point of being active every single day for free.
Here is the guideline for beginners🎗️:
- Start slow
Find a pace where you can run and say
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THIS interview question gets asked ALL the time.
It's on ✨ 𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐦✨.
Let's tackle it with a funny scenario:
It's 5 pm on a Friday, and somebody from the office parked their brand-new Tesla truck in the wrong spot ❗
We need to figure out whether it's the
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There is one company in San Francisco that does hiring differently than 80% of the market.
Their work culture is superb and here is why.
I can’t say the name to respect the privacy of my friend who works there and who shared his experience with me.
He is an ML engineer and,
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I started a challenge of running 5k everyday.
Today I slept only 2 hours and still ran a 5k.
I wish I could be consistent like this with sleep though.
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This is Murray.
In 2023, he hosted 118 AI events in the SF Bay Area alone.
He built an audience of million people and it all started with a simple blog.
We met yesterday at one of his events in Palo Alto.
And I couldn’t help but share his journey with you.
His tech
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Agent Meetup in SF.
So many cool demos from founders and tinkerers 🔥
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I have a dilemma 🤔
I have 2 passions.
1) Mindset
2) AI and AGI
Should I create two separate accounts?
Or talk about them both, here?
I want to be known for both tho.
Uhh
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What I thought I would get from Burning Man 23:
⁃Partying with hot people
⁃Instagram worthy art photos
⁃Meeting celebrities
What I got instead:
⁃National disaster
⁃One day without food and water
⁃Saving the camp from flooding w team work and grit
⁃Newfound
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Reasons why I love DATA:
- it doesn’t lie
- it shows proof for our assumptions
- it hides cautionary tales
- it shows mind blowing insights
- it makes our lives better
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Lately, I've been feeling a lot of imposter syndrome.
Searching for a job in a slow market is taking a toll on my self-esteem.
At the end of each day, I am confronted by my intense critical inner voice screaming at me for not doing enough.
It is not okay.
Such moments signal
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Freedom of self-expression
Is a privilege,
Our ancestors fought and died for.
Use it.
Daily.
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We are doing modern life wrong.
Spending most of our precious time
inside square boxes and screens
ruins our mental and physical health.
But living life outside and under the sun
for more than 50% of the day is glorious
for both, mind and body.
- Biking
- Dancing
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Things I stopped doing,
that drained my energy :
- Alcohol
- People who don’t respect boundaries
- People who don’t support my growth
- Projects that don’t ignite my curiosity
- Staying in my comfort zone
- Saying Yes when I really want to say NO
- Overthinking
What
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If I die tomorrow without having built my gazillion dollar business on X.
I’d die happy.
Because
I had the most heart warming interactions.
And
Met so many pure, genuine and wonderful people on here.
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I love how my account on X
Is becoming an autobiographical piece
With a chronological FILO data structure
And that is how I will be remembered in THE history.
P.S. this lowkey makes me want to post more videos then text.
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Don’t compare your Day 12 with someone else Day 465.
Are you an over thinker who gets stuck often?
Then you probably have analytical skills to succeed in Data Science.
But here are key things to remember:
It is NOT about crunching as many leetcodes as possible.
It IS about
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@sembacoco
surround myself with engineers through meetups and networking, did 7+ hackathons online and offline and continuously learning
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This weekend, I attended an "AI Thought" Hackathon hosted by
@JvNixon
,
@kylejohnmorris
,
@AGIHouseSF
.
𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 3 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
1) 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 by
@Albertorizzoli
. Helps you memorize the sequence of events
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Note to self.
Caffeine doesn’t work on days with poor sleep.
Cold showers do though.
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My main goal is to help people understand themselves.
Most of us have been separated from our inner voice and numbed from our true feelings and aspirations.
This strategy is now outdated and is indeed harmful.
How many people you know who are either depressed or burnt out,
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@anothercohen
Great time to have kids is when you have emotional, financial, spiritual space filled w love for new life
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How Healing looks like:
- Not taking things personally
- Allowing your emotions to be expressed and understood
- Putting your needs first before your boss’s, partner’s and friends’
- Trusting all your decisions and respecting your mistakes.
- Being curious and
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One of my early spiritual mentors from Kyrgyzstan visited me yesterday.
Had a wonderful time reconnecting and recharging.
Having nourishing relationships that transcend time and location are so good for you.
How do you water your relationships?
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"You can not improve your memory."
- Is the biggest lie I ever heard.
You can train your memory just like any other muscle.
Use the "SEE method" by Kevin Horsley when learning something new:
Senses:
Use five senses to create memorable sensory images.
(sight, hearing,
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Machine learning career is hard to crack, but it is possible.
Don't lose hope.
Keep learning and shooting your shot.
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Share a photo from your window. ❤️
I want to see what you see and feel close.
#fridayphotodump
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There are two things that prevent me from hitting a post button:
- Creative block
Or
- Overcritizing my ideas and never publishing them
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This was my first football game ever 🏈!
Apparently, it’s a lot like a rollercoaster of emotions.
First half of the game everyone was so disappointed at 49ers!
As
@Lions
scored 24-7 in the first 30 min!
But after Journey performed “Don’t stop believing” at half game,
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It was awesome meeting you all.
Thanks
@DeniTechh
for hosting a clear, valuable and impactful space. 🔥
For people who wants connect:
I am interested in:
- Building AI automation tools for content creators.
- R&D in Symbolic AI w Graph kb.
Let’s connect ❤️🔥
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When you focus on growing your skills,
The results will follow.
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I did 30 days of SQL leetcode every day.
Here is what I learned:
- Leetcode doesn’t resemble real life
- It provides the problem and solution for your queries
- It helps you understand the basic rules and syntax of SQL
- It requires identically formatted output and
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I am extroverted in real life.
And introverted in digital.
Sometimes I wish it was the other way around.
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Yesterday, I was named "the fastest growing account" by
@KennyNwokoye
🤗.
As I gained over 100 real friends and followers in 3 days 😮
How did I do it ?
One word.
Spaces.
What did I do RIGHT?
- I only visited topics I cared about.
- I used courage to raise my hand and
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I am moving from:
“ I will make my parents proud”
To:
“ I will make my therapist proud”
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Ambitious and authentic people are a huge trigger for me.
They make me feel both jealous and insecure.
Jealous because I want what they have.
Insecure because I used to believe I am not good enough to show up that way.
But it is simply not true.
That is why I am on X.
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Running is so good for my:
Mental health
Confidence levels
Focus
Mood
How about you?
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Building digital brand is nerve wrecking.
Now everyone can see how you perceive and position yourself.
It’s building an identity in public.
Are you building a successful story for your own journey, yet?
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Something tells me there aren’t that many LOUD Female voices out there.
Gotta fix that.
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Be Confident like white males,
Have a Work Ethic of asian immigrants,
Enjoy Life like European Grandparents.
And you are set for life.
#humor
#seriouslytho
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20 min of Infrared sauna blanket and Joe Dispenza’s meditation 🔥
Is a total game changer for the speed of recovery.
If you add a cold shower right after,
It will wake you up better than coffee ☕️
Even if you don’t have a sauna blanket,
Try playing with hot 🥵 and cold 🥶
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How to heal abandonment wound?
It’s simple.
Stop abandoning yourself.
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How do I get more energy:
- Sleep 8h
- Magnesium & Salt in the AM
- NSDR
- 45 min of weight lifting
- 20 min of jogging
- 2 min Cold showers 🚿 brrr
- High energy people
- Nature
How about you?
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Pride.
Is not a bad emotion.
It is a long-term fuel.
For action.
Taking pride in your work,
Gives the Consistency,
And Quality.
You need to succeed in the long run.
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Omg testing an audio feature!
Why nobody is using it though?
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Something weird happened today.
I am beginning to notice my
✨ Emotional Evolution ✨
Earlier, I was on the verge of snapping at my dad on a audio message.
Oooh I was angry. 🤬
Because of his words.
Usually I would fall into a victim mode.
And would either distance
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A story about how I hurt my back last month. 🥲
Figuring out how to find balance between:
Too little 😴
&
Too much 😤
Put your health and balance first, before anything else.
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